Roofing tile



S. B. MYERS A ril 19, 1932.

ROOFING TILE Filed Aug. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR April 19, 1932. s. B. MYERS I 1,855,029

ROOFING TILE Filed Aug. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTO Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT orricn SOLOMON B. MYERS, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO FEDERAL-AMERICAN CEMENT TILE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS ROOFING TILE Application filed August23, 1929. Serial No. 387,891.

My invention relates to roofing tiles and, particularly, to roofing tiles of the type provided with windows or skylights.

In general, my invention contemplates the '1 construction of a roof tile of suitable size having fiat end portions, a central opening for the reception of a window or skylight and an upstanding wall surrounding said opening. An undercut recess is formed in the upstanding wall to receive the edges of a layer of roofing material laid adjacent the tile of my invention.

For a complete description of my invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation;

Figure 3 is a partial section on the line III-III of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a section along the line IV-IV of Figure 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the roofing tile shown therein comprises a base 10 having flat end portions 11 and 12. A central opening 13 is formed in the tile and is surrounded by an upstanding peripheral wall 1 1. The upper face 15 of the wall 14tis provided with a recess 16. The recess 16 is adapted to receive a pane of glass 17 for covering the opening 13 and permitting the passage of light therethrough. The tile 10 is preferably molded of concrete.

The recess 16 has longitudinal grooves 18 and 19 formed therein. The groove 18 is filled with cement for securing the window 17 to the tile. The groove 19 is left open to serve as a duct for the drainage of any moisture which may accumulate on the under surface of the window 17 as a result of sweating. The ducts 19 discharge into a drainage channel 20 formed in the top face of the wall 14 at the lower edge of the tile. The channel 20 discharges any collected moisture onto the flat end portion 12.

An undercut recess 21 is formed in the wall 14. The recess 21 extends entirely around the wall 14 as best illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4. The recess 21 is provided for the reception. of the edges of one or more layers of roofing material 22 which islaid over the flat portions 11 and 12 of the, tile 10 as well as over the surface of fiat tiles 23 and 24 adjacent the tile 10. The character of the bottom of the outer faces of the wall 14, a

gasket 25, or an elastic cement is packed into the recess to insure a water-tight joint.

A saddle 26 may be provided on the upper fiat portion 11 of the tile 10 in order to assist in shedding rain water from the latter to prevent a possible collection of water below the upper edge of the wall 14:.

i The manner in which the roofing tile 10 is made use of in roof construction is indicated in Figure 4, wherein the flat tiles 23 and 24: indicate the character of the major portions of the roof. The tiles 10 are inserted between the fiat tiles at such points as desired and a water-tight joint between composition roofing laid on the fiat tiles and the edges of the wall 1d of the tiles 10 is made possible by the undercut recess 21 provided in the latter.

One advantage which results from the use of the roofing tile of my invention is that skylights may be placed in a roof at any desired point. Another advantage is that the structure provided is entirely Water-tightas to the joint between the transparent portion and the surrounding wall of the tile as well as the joint between the window tile and those adjacent thereto.

Although I have illustrated and described a window opening and under-cut recesses therein, and a layer of protective material laid over said fiat tiles and extending into said recesses.

2. A roof composed of tiles having flat surfaces and tiles having Window openings sur roundedbyverticalwalls with grooves therein and a protectivelayer on s a-idflat tiles'extending into said grooves.

3. A roofing tile comprising a substantialtop of the slab, and an undercut groove in said Wall slightly above the top of the slab for receiving the edges of roofing material laid over the slab.

4. A Window tile for fiat roofs, adapted to rhe -,covei'e'd With a 'waterproof composition layer, comprlsing a flat'roof slab, a Window opening there1n,--a" Wall-around the opening, and-grooves 1n said Wall for receiving the 20- -thereto.

edges of said composition "layer adjacent In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. a g g SOLOMON MYERS. 

